The DELTA modular diploma for ELT (English Language Teaching): July 2013

Need to organise your research material, make all of it easily accessible and manageable, or automatically generate or create citations/references, reference lists and bibliographies? This can be done online, or with a little software.

Here below are some good resources we found that provide short reviews on the many automatic citation creators/generators out there, for your referencing and research needs, so that you can pick one that best suits you. (The Cambridge Delta Handbook states, "It is recommended that this [referencing] be done according to the APA Publication Manual...". However, the various online services and other software can also deal with other styles and formats such as MLA, Chicago, Turabian etc.):

Managing Your Citations @ University of Southern California

Citation Generators & Research Management Tools @ University of North Texas

Citation Builders and Tools @ Kutztown University

Comparison of Reference Management Software @ Wikipedia.org, but not all available are listed there; see also the short Wikipedia entry on Citation Creator

Free Online Tools to Cite Sources and Format References Automatically @ Arts & Humanities - Squidoo - 8 online services well reviewed

14 Best Online Bibliography and Citation Tools @ Elearningindustry.com

APA Citation Machines, Wizards and Tools @ About.com - 6 Web tools reviewed

5 Best Online Citation and Bibliography Tools @ Digitalchalk.com

HINT: Significant tools created by universities, rather than private startups, include Zotero and KnightCite.

Tired of wading through the "educalese" in the Cambridge documentation for DELTA; or are you a more "visual" learner?

Here below is DELTA Module 2 at-a-glance, a diagram of all its component assignments:

DELTA Module 2, all the assignments (click image for full size)

So that is:

-- Professional Development assignment
------ Reflection & Action (part A)
------ Experimental Practice (part B)

-- Language Systems assignment X 2 (systems such as such as grammar, lexis, phonology, discourse)
------ background essay
------ lesson

-- Language Skills assignment X 2 (skills such as such as listening, speaking, reading, writing)
------ background essay
------ lesson

(SEE further in the Delta Handbook at Cambridgeenglish.org)

... As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The DELTA modular diploma for ELT (English Language Teaching)

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As you research - automatically generate & manage all your references and bibliographies with online Citation Creators

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DELTA Module 2 Diagram - all the assignments at a glance

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